Health & Fitness
The Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts endorse Katherine Clark
MALDEN -- The Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts announced they are endorsing Katherine Clark, the Democratic Nominee to fill the vacated Massachusetts Fifth Congressional seat. The statewide association pledged its support and that of the over 12,000 members it represents across Massachusetts.
“The Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts are proud to endorse State Senator Katherine Clark for U.S. Representative,” Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts President Ed Kelly said. “As a legislator she’s worked to ensure we have the resources to do our jobs and keep the public safe, and we have no doubt she’ll continue that fight on Capitol Hill.”
Katherine knows that our public safety officials put their lives on the line for us each and every day. She has always supported these working families and will continue to fight to make sure workers earn a fair wage, have safe and secure working conditions, and have access to the benefits they need to allow them to care for their families.
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“It’s an honor to have the endorsement of the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts,” Clark said. “These brave men and women risk it all for us across the Commonwealth. We depend on them to safeguard our communities and our families and they can depend on me to go to Washington and fight for them and their families.”
About State Senator Katherine Clark
Katherine Clark is the Democratic Nominee for Congress in the Massachusetts Fifth Congressional District. Katherine was sworn in for her second term as a Massachusetts state senator representing Malden, Melrose, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield and Winchester on January 2, 2013. She was first elected in March 2008 to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
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Senator Clark serves as the Chair of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary and Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse. She also serves on the Joint Committees on Public Health and Public Safety and Homeland Security. Senator Clark is a member of the Advisory Council for the Department of Early Education and Care. In 2011, Senator Clark was appointed to the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy Advisory Board at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Katherine and her husband Rodney are raising their three school-age boys in Melrose.
